I feel very conflicted about my time at Nawat's. On the upside, Nawat is a lovely host and was very helpful when I was checking in! (The key hadn't been left and he came over late in the evening to let me in.) The apartment was large, the WiFi was fantastic, and the bedroom was beautifully quiet. The kitchen was very basic, but met my needs (water heater, fridge, microwave, and washing machine for the clothes.) The place is in the Huai Khwang Market area and there is tons of street food as well as several 7-11s within easy walking distance.
Now for the rest! Judging from the price I assumed the apartment was in a condo somewhere adjacent to Huai Khwang Market. It is not, it is in a public housing block with no security in the middle of the Market. The neighbors were lovely, but everyone had heavy padlocks on their doors (available at the local 7-11s). The trash area was a dumping ground and dozens of rats were running around every time I took out the trash. I arrived to find dead cockroaches on the floor of the newly cleaned apartment. There is a large water stain/mold spot in a corner of the bathroom. There was a visible hole to the outside (not large, but still) in the back wall of the apartment and after a week or so I started to notice an uptick in the number of spiders. (No mosquitos though, thankfully!) There were lines of ants from day one. Ants don't bother me personally, but it wasn't exactly charming either...
To be honest, if the listing price were lower or the apartment's location were a little more obvious I would not have booked it. As it was, I assumed it was a different sort of property from what it turned out to be. I am very grateful for all of the pluses of the apartment and the friendliness of Nawat and the neighbors, but it would have been nice to know before booking that this was in a public housing development. A very interesting, very local experience to be fair, but not quite what I thought I had found. I would gladly stay at another place owned by Nawat in the future, but I don't think I would return to this particular property.